Tanzania Multi Stakeholder Map - WebNG
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8.2 Rotterdam Convention<br />
Article 3: Scope of the Convention: It applies to banned or severely restricted<br />
chemicals and severely hazardous pesticide formulations.<br />
Article 4: Designated National Authorities: Requires each Party to designate<br />
one or more national authorities that shall be authorized to act on its behalf in the<br />
performance of the administrative functions required by this Convention<br />
General Provisions: Each Party has obligation to:-<br />
• Facilitate the exchange of scientific, technical, economic and legal<br />
information concerning Annex III chemicals (Article 14);<br />
• Take such measures to establish and strengthen its national<br />
infrastructures and institutions for the effective implementation of this<br />
Convention (Article 15);<br />
• Cooperate in promoting technical assistance to enable implementation<br />
of this Convention taking into account the particular needs of developing<br />
countries and countries with economies in transition (Article 16);<br />
• The COP shall develop and approve procedures and institutional<br />
mechanisms for determining non-compliance with the provisions of this<br />
Convention (Article 17).<br />
8.3 Stockholm Convention<br />
Article 1: Objective- To protect human health and the environment from the<br />
adverse effects of POPs.<br />
Article 5: Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from unintentional<br />
production<br />
• Develop Action Plan (regional or sub-regional) and implement it as part of<br />
the national implementation plan for POPs specified in Article 7, designed<br />
to identify, characterize and develop and maintain source inventories and<br />
release estimates, and promote measures including the use of best<br />
available techniques (BATs) and best environmental practices (BEPs).<br />
General provisions<br />
• Develop and implement NIP under the Convention within two years of its<br />
entry into force;<br />
• Facilitate and undertake information exchange on POPs including the<br />
establishment of a NFP;<br />
• Encourage and undertake research and monitoring of POPs and their<br />
alternatives;<br />
General Obligations<br />
• Designate a National Focal Point<br />
• Develop, implement and update an implementation plan<br />
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